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there is still a lot of interest in who is going to win the elections? out in tahrir square there are mostly supporters of the muslim brotherhood. it seems like mostly that shafik won the majority in cairo, but we're waiting for official confirmation. >> ahmed shafik and mohammed morsi have been celebrating victory. how does this affect political prospects in egypt? >> it remains to be seen. the president, if he wants to run the state apparatus, he needs to get that he vote from the military. >> our correspondent in cairo their. thank you for bringing us up to date on that. we will have more news and sports for you after the break, but to bring you up-to-date on some of the results of affirmative action from euro 2012, we have of italy, spain, croatia, and ireland playing. >> and the big summit in los cabos, mexico. we will have a roundup of what they said it on the first day after the break. >> welcome back. the outcome of the greek election has been well received at the g-20 met in mexico. there were hopes the crisis in europe could be contained. >> bu
there is still a lot of interest in who is going to win the elections? out in tahrir square there are mostly supporters of the muslim brotherhood. it seems like mostly that shafik won the majority in cairo, but we're waiting for official confirmation. >> ahmed shafik and mohammed morsi have been celebrating victory. how does this affect political prospects in egypt? >> it remains to be seen. the president, if he wants to run the state apparatus, he needs to get that he vote from the...
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elections. her lack of open support suggests her friendship with obama may not be so close after all. but talk of a meeting this summer was also shut down. the chancellor had no plans to interrupt her vacation. at the last debate, obama talked about foreign policy. they came back to domestic issues and only once did he even mention europe. whichever candidate is elected, politicians say merkel's partners will be expected to play a bigger role in the world stage. >> europe is going to have to take on more responsibilities. the u.s. expects to do more militarily and expects us to get the turbulence with the euro under control, so germany is going to do more in every respect. >> the u.s., then pose a global role may be changing, but most germans still see obama as a hero -- the u.s.'s global role may be changing. >> there have been some disappointments. he was not able to push through as many reforms as he promised. >> he is still better than romney. >> i would vote for obama. why? i think he is mo
elections. her lack of open support suggests her friendship with obama may not be so close after all. but talk of a meeting this summer was also shut down. the chancellor had no plans to interrupt her vacation. at the last debate, obama talked about foreign policy. they came back to domestic issues and only once did he even mention europe. whichever candidate is elected, politicians say merkel's partners will be expected to play a bigger role in the world stage. >> europe is going to have...
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one of the decisive things will be, if we do go to new elections, the turnout for the election just concluded was a very small. only 16%. 30% of people are more likely to vote in the second election, and that could be very decisive. >> germany and the eu are saying austerity is not by any means negotiable. our greek voters prepared to go back to the drachma? >> every opinion poll says they want to stay in your opening. but i think it is going to require some gesture or some similar something like that to turn the situation around, for the greeks to accept the yesterday measures in some form. at this stage, i think a gesture is needed somewhere. >> brian williams with the latest. thank you so much. greece can rely on of the solidarity of europe, but if greece is not helping itself, there's nothing to be done to those are the words from the german finance minister as berlin warns that debt-fueled growth will end in disaster. >> berlin has been under pressure after the elections in greece and france to ease up on tough austerity measures for trouble eurozone nations and instead replace them with
one of the decisive things will be, if we do go to new elections, the turnout for the election just concluded was a very small. only 16%. 30% of people are more likely to vote in the second election, and that could be very decisive. >> germany and the eu are saying austerity is not by any means negotiable. our greek voters prepared to go back to the drachma? >> every opinion poll says they want to stay in your opening. but i think it is going to require some gesture or some similar...
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they could be presidential elections if the parties concerned agree to it, or parliamentary elections.% >> but what role syria's president assad might play -- on that brahimi said nothing. syria's opposition has already dismissed his suggestions. hope for a rapid end to the bloodshed seems optimistic. >> syria will be the special focus later this half hour. >> we will have a special report from the turkish-syrian border. in other news, u.s. president barack obama has broken off his christmas vacation to resume talks on the so-called fiscal cliff, taxes and spending cuts unless democrats and republicans reach a deal by new year's eve. >> nearly all the major players in those negotiations are starting to agree on one thing, and that is that a deal is virtually impossible by that deadline. senior officials say there is little hope of a grand bargain to shave trillions of dollars off of america's mountain of debt. >> applause for the bell at the start of the trading day is a daily ritual at the new york stock exchange, despite the enthusiasm, traders are keeping an anxious eye on share pr
they could be presidential elections if the parties concerned agree to it, or parliamentary elections.% >> but what role syria's president assad might play -- on that brahimi said nothing. syria's opposition has already dismissed his suggestions. hope for a rapid end to the bloodshed seems optimistic. >> syria will be the special focus later this half hour. >> we will have a special report from the turkish-syrian border. in other news, u.s. president barack obama has broken...
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local elections are taking place across britain today. >> the polls are a key test of public opinion on the performance of prime minister david cameron pose a coalition government. his ratings have plummeted as austerity measures came out. but his conservative colleague is forecast to win a second term of mayor of london. he is up against a former mayor from the labor party. europe can expect more economic pain before growth in the eurozone. that is what the european central bank president, mario draghi, had to say today, announcing that interest rates would remain at the historic low of 1%. >> to deliver that message, which included a call for more austerity. tens of thousands of protesters took to the street calling for an end to bank bailouts that are financed by taxes. >> some 8000 police faced off in barcelona aginst spanish students angry at austerity cuts to education. the protesters had intended to march in a heavily guarded hotel where the ecb was meeting, but their demonstration was strictly contained. inside the building, the leadership of the european central bank was giv
local elections are taking place across britain today. >> the polls are a key test of public opinion on the performance of prime minister david cameron pose a coalition government. his ratings have plummeted as austerity measures came out. but his conservative colleague is forecast to win a second term of mayor of london. he is up against a former mayor from the labor party. europe can expect more economic pain before growth in the eurozone. that is what the european central bank...
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. >> elections chinese-style. the communist party votes for its new central committee as beijing's political moves ahead. >> picnics in persia -- a photographer explores the quiet defiance of everyday life. "stop these suicidal policies" -- that was the message from one spanish union leader as millions joint strikes this morning across southern europe. >> it is being called a european day of action and solidarity, and its target is the austerity that is sweeping the region. >> unions say the spending cuts and tax hikes are condemning their countries two years of recession and massive unemployment. >> in a moment, we will get the reaction from brussels and go live to madrid, but first, this report. >> protesters have come to vent their anger, and from early on, by a police in spain were braced for a long day -- riot police in spain were braced for a long day. unemployment stands at 25% in spain, the highest in the european union. every week brings fresh job cuts, and frustration is growing. spain's economy is set t
. >> elections chinese-style. the communist party votes for its new central committee as beijing's political moves ahead. >> picnics in persia -- a photographer explores the quiet defiance of everyday life. "stop these suicidal policies" -- that was the message from one spanish union leader as millions joint strikes this morning across southern europe. >> it is being called a european day of action and solidarity, and its target is the austerity that is sweeping the...
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president obama in the run- up to the elections. >> he says the governing parties are trying to turn back the clock in tunisia. he says the party has already placed people from their own ranks in key posts in the media and he sees that as a fresh attack on freedom, so he now has a new target for future cartoons. >> well, a bomb blast has left at least seven people dead in eastern turkey. most believed to be soldiers. security sources in the country say they suspect kurdish militants are to blame. >> the incident took place -- when a vehicle full of explosives blew up when soldiers drew -- drove past in their armored truck. this comes amid a wave of new attacks by the pkk separatist group on turkish military targets. in a minute, we will look at a new exhibit in frankfurt that examines the dark side of art. >> time now for a brief look at some of the other stories making headlines this hour. north korea has held a rare session of parliament here the last time it met was in able to formally nominate -- nominate kim jongun -- jong-un as formal leader. that a large fire has destroyed a f
president obama in the run- up to the elections. >> he says the governing parties are trying to turn back the clock in tunisia. he says the party has already placed people from their own ranks in key posts in the media and he sees that as a fresh attack on freedom, so he now has a new target for future cartoons. >> well, a bomb blast has left at least seven people dead in eastern turkey. most believed to be soldiers. security sources in the country say they suspect kurdish militants...
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to put up more fencing soon. >> president hugo chÁvez promised 200,000 new housing units in the last election. now his government is rushing to make good on at present -- on that pledge ahead of the next poll in october. maybe it will not be long before a lot of the residents are in new and better housing, but many say are more than happy to stay put -- many say they are more than happy to stay put. >> in germany, the government is facing a very different problem -- a falling birth rate and an aging population. that presents numerous challenges, from the rising costs of health care to the future of the pension system. >> the german government has otherwise introduced a series of measures in an effort to persuade people to have more children, including an expansion of day-care for toddlers. >> that has caused the problem in itself. there are not enough qualified staff to fill vacancies at the nation's kindergartens. >> starting next year, parents in germany will legally be entitled to take care service for their children. but currently, there are not enough qualified preschool teachers to meet
to put up more fencing soon. >> president hugo chÁvez promised 200,000 new housing units in the last election. now his government is rushing to make good on at present -- on that pledge ahead of the next poll in october. maybe it will not be long before a lot of the residents are in new and better housing, but many say are more than happy to stay put -- many say they are more than happy to stay put. >> in germany, the government is facing a very different problem -- a falling birth...
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state likes to mobilize nationalist voters just before elections. that works best when there is a foreign enemy and the state is against citizen groups like us, the electoral observers. >> it will be difficult to monitor regional elections next month without assistance from usa i.t.. it's a blow to russians who want oct.'s boat to be free and fair. >> coming up, we will look at a new exhibit in berlin, protest -- showcasing a treasure trove from the late american actor, dennis hopper. >> first, some other stories making news around the world. >> the burmese opposition leader, aung san suu kyi, is on her way to the u.s.. she is on our way to meet president obama and receive one of the nation's highest civilian honor. she was under house arrest in burma when she was originally awarded the congressional gold medal back in 2008. >> the u.s. space shuttle endeavor is on route to retire at a california museum. its spending night in houston, texas, after taking off from florida. it will finish its journey in los angeles where it will permanently go on disp
state likes to mobilize nationalist voters just before elections. that works best when there is a foreign enemy and the state is against citizen groups like us, the electoral observers. >> it will be difficult to monitor regional elections next month without assistance from usa i.t.. it's a blow to russians who want oct.'s boat to be free and fair. >> coming up, we will look at a new exhibit in berlin, protest -- showcasing a treasure trove from the late american actor, dennis...
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-elect mohammed morsi took a symbolic but defiant oath of office. the official ceremony is scheduled for saturday. >> men of the revolution, freak people of egypt, i have come to you today -- free people of egypt, i have come to you today to tell you i am absolutely convinced that you are the source of power. you and you alone are the source of power. >> that is a warning to the country's ruling military council which recently curtailed the president's powers of office. and it played to the crowd which wants to see the back of the military. >> mr. president, i ask you to complete purge all the institutions of state. we're supporting you. do not be afraid. we're all behind you. do not be afraid of anyone. just take care of the people. take care of the poor. take care of the slum-dwellers. >> morsi's gesture sets the stage for confrontation with the generals. the incoming president is demanding the powers he was elected to hold. >> and the u.s., the first casualty of colorado's wildfires has been reported, and another person is missing. >> in the past
-elect mohammed morsi took a symbolic but defiant oath of office. the official ceremony is scheduled for saturday. >> men of the revolution, freak people of egypt, i have come to you today -- free people of egypt, i have come to you today to tell you i am absolutely convinced that you are the source of power. you and you alone are the source of power. >> that is a warning to the country's ruling military council which recently curtailed the president's powers of office. and it...
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. >> enrique pena nieto of the opposition claims victory in mexico's presidential elections. >> the head of germany's domestic intelligence agency heinz fromm resigns after a series of blunders in an investigation into a neo-nazi sell -- cell. ♪ >> spain pose a national soccer team is being celebrated today across the country after they secured a 4-0 victory over italy, winning the euro 2012 championship. >> the team's victory has allowed spaniards to forget their financial woes and concentrate on something a little fun, a fiesta. >> the european championship trophy will be staying put for another four years. the spanish national team returned home tired but triumphant, and now it is time to party. an entire country infected with the joyous football fever. first, a victory parade through part of the capital, followed by massive party with hundreds of thousands of fans. it is party dick has started well before sunday's final came to a close. madrid awash in red and gold. >> this is a historic and emotional moment. as i was growing up, we had not won anything, and now we have won it all.
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one of the reasons is is an election year and the public here is very tired of wars. they were not especially enthusiastic about the intervention in libya, although it is judged a success looking back. but they are less enthusiastic about an intervention in syria. the u.s. have good reasons not to go there. the secretary of state explained to them, they argue that intervention in syria would be much, much tougher than in libya. multiple reasons for that. first and foremost, the military in syria is better organized and stronger. there is no unified opposition there. probably most importantly, the international committee, including china and russia, so the security council would not back an action like that, and that might have the u.s. ending up with a situation if they went anyway to parable to iraq. they want to avoid that at all costs. >> thank you. >> a longstanding state of their emergency in egypt has come to an end after more than three decades. >> the country's ruling military says that the emergency law expires on thursday, and lawmakers decided not to renew
one of the reasons is is an election year and the public here is very tired of wars. they were not especially enthusiastic about the intervention in libya, although it is judged a success looking back. but they are less enthusiastic about an intervention in syria. the u.s. have good reasons not to go there. the secretary of state explained to them, they argue that intervention in syria would be much, much tougher than in libya. multiple reasons for that. first and foremost, the military in...
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two years ago, france raised its retirement age, but the newly elected president francois hollande has reversed the decision by decree. as life expectancy will continue to increase, raising pension ages can only be effective as an ongoing measure. it advises making additional private pension insurance compulsory. >> that is all we have time for for the moment. we will have more news coming up in just a bit. >> that's right. thank you for joining us. we will see you next time.
two years ago, france raised its retirement age, but the newly elected president francois hollande has reversed the decision by decree. as life expectancy will continue to increase, raising pension ages can only be effective as an ongoing measure. it advises making additional private pension insurance compulsory. >> that is all we have time for for the moment. we will have more news coming up in just a bit. >> that's right. thank you for joining us. we will see you next time.
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. >> the regional government of catalonia has voted to bring forward elections to the end of this november. the incumbent president hopes to achieve an absolute majority. one goal of his liberal nationalist party is a popular referendum on catalonia and independence, a shift from the party's previous, more moderate course. >> there's no way back. we know it will be a huge challenge, but there is no other option. otherwise, they would be selling themselves out, and we don't want that. >> not everyone agrees. outside the parliament of the autonomous region of catalonia, outraged citizens staged a protest. they accuse the government of being corrupt and wasting money. local politicians say the protesters are also responsible for spain's pipe -- financial crisis. >> the catalonia government is using the beta of independence to diverted attention from the serious problems that have arisen from budget cuts. these painful cutbacks will continue next year. that is why they are trying to divert people's attention to something else. >> barcelona used to be a boom town, but the economic recession has
. >> the regional government of catalonia has voted to bring forward elections to the end of this november. the incumbent president hopes to achieve an absolute majority. one goal of his liberal nationalist party is a popular referendum on catalonia and independence, a shift from the party's previous, more moderate course. >> there's no way back. we know it will be a huge challenge, but there is no other option. otherwise, they would be selling themselves out, and we don't want...
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there were also elections -- france increase, rather. there were also elections in the federal state of schleswig- holstein. this cd you lost in that ballot. although the cdu won most of the votes as coalition partners, the fdp suffered serious losses. >> the opposition social democrats did not do quite as well as they hoped, but they do not want to form the government in coalition with the greens and a small regional party. >> chancellor angela merkel congratulated jager, but he is unlikely to be able to put together a majority coalition. the national leadership is not making any demands. >> this is a local matter, not something we need to discuss at the national level. >> the social democrats and finished second. there's not enough support for their preferred two-party coalition with the greens, but they have just enough votes with the backing of a small danish minority party. >> a majority is a majority, and with the six parties competing up, it is clear that it will get harder to put together a coalition. so i am just glad this will
there were also elections -- france increase, rather. there were also elections in the federal state of schleswig- holstein. this cd you lost in that ballot. although the cdu won most of the votes as coalition partners, the fdp suffered serious losses. >> the opposition social democrats did not do quite as well as they hoped, but they do not want to form the government in coalition with the greens and a small regional party. >> chancellor angela merkel congratulated jager, but he is...
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spain, italy, portugal, for example, have elected looking to ireland for signs of how to move forward. >> a for your recent opinion polls suggest and as 60% of voters would back the treaty, but 1/3 are still undecided. and the posters are up again around dublin as ireland faces another referendum on the new policy. this time, they are voting on the fiscal complex, but it is a difficult issue even for experts, let alone ordinary people. this fishmonger has been running her store for 40 years. she says she now earns about half as much as she did before the crisis. she is still deciding how she should vote. >> i am confused. [inaudible] you have half saying both yes and the other half saying both know. >> that cannot be said of gerry adams. he is the leader of the party they used to be the political wing of the ira terrorist organization. now it is the largest opposition party in the irish parliament. he has been campaigning vigorously for a no vote. then you cannot cut your way out of recession. you can only get out of recession by investing, and by government-led initiatives to get peo
spain, italy, portugal, for example, have elected looking to ireland for signs of how to move forward. >> a for your recent opinion polls suggest and as 60% of voters would back the treaty, but 1/3 are still undecided. and the posters are up again around dublin as ireland faces another referendum on the new policy. this time, they are voting on the fiscal complex, but it is a difficult issue even for experts, let alone ordinary people. this fishmonger has been running her store for 40...
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he was elected mayor. but he has refused to accept a salary. he hopes to do away with unnecessary expenses and keep politics out of it. >> the political part is completely obsolete. we created an independent citizens group here, and we immediately won 46% of the vote. i don't see myself as a politician. i am a regular citizen. >> spain's political parties were part of the problem, feeding the real estate boom until the market collapsed. now residents don't trust any of their campaign promises. >> at first when you walk through the street its felt pretty lonely. then we all started to like it. you walk around now and you think all of the space belongs to us and you even feel a little unnerved when you see someone else on the street. >> ready for the town to grow a little more. germany's deutche bank wants to make that happen. for perspective home buyers the bank is offering to finance 100% of the purchase price, inside you don't have to put down a single cent on the house it. is the same easy credit that brought spain to its knees. misguided or
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do not want to get involved in something like that, especially not in an election year. there could be one exception to that. >> there has been a lot of talk about the chemical weapons arsenal, and if assad used those chemical weapons against his own people, he would have to be held accountable. for whatever that means. >> whatever that means is that -- should we put all this diplomatic window dressing to the side now and admit that this is the end o the line for diplomacy as far as the united nations security council is concerned? >> yes, you would not find anybody who put diplomacy to rest entirely in this case, but it is clear that there is no common ground for any meaningful compromise in the security council that would actually have an impact on the ground in syria. the positions from russia and the west are just too far apart, and it is safe to say at this moment that the peace plan from the united nations special envoy kofi annan has failed. >> as always, thank you very much. tunisia's former dictator has been sentenced to life in prison. a military court found hi
do not want to get involved in something like that, especially not in an election year. there could be one exception to that. >> there has been a lot of talk about the chemical weapons arsenal, and if assad used those chemical weapons against his own people, he would have to be held accountable. for whatever that means. >> whatever that means is that -- should we put all this diplomatic window dressing to the side now and admit that this is the end o the line for diplomacy as far as...
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. >> to egypt in our the muslim brotherhood has taken a narrow lead in the presidential election, according to partial results announced today. >> confirm, the brother heard's candidate will go through to next month's runoff vote were he ms. fay -- or he may face was dimar's former prime minister. >> it could be a showdown between the islamist and the old guard. >> official results are not out yet, but protesters are already in tahrir square to make their voices heard. their anger is directed at shafiq, who will likely come in at second. they say he is a relic of the mubarak era, and certainly not want to wipe the slate clean. >> we will not tolerate him as president. that will not go over well. it will mean a second revolution. >> on the campaign trail, he tried to appeal to voters who yearn for a more secure opposed revolutionary egypt. he also pledged to name a christian woman as his vice president of supporters say he is striving for reconciliation. but both liberal activists and the muslim brotherhood distressed him. at friday prayers, people expressed hope that egypt would become more
. >> to egypt in our the muslim brotherhood has taken a narrow lead in the presidential election, according to partial results announced today. >> confirm, the brother heard's candidate will go through to next month's runoff vote were he ms. fay -- or he may face was dimar's former prime minister. >> it could be a showdown between the islamist and the old guard. >> official results are not out yet, but protesters are already in tahrir square to make their voices heard....
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. >> and grease's malia elected government is continuing to have a hard time getting on its feet, overshadowed by health troubles and diminishing funds to pay salaries and pensions. all of this just days before a key ec summit on the debt crisis. >> the new nominee for finance minister has made original and new proposal for helping the nation out of its malaise. >> including using state property as collateral for new bonds to raise more than 100 billion euros and sorely needed funds. >> the rocky beginning to the new government of greece filled newspaper front pages tuesday in athens. headlines like, a lonely country 6 finance minister and allies had the ring of a personal act. >> it is indeed a bit strange. was there a reason not to become finance minister? if he had a reason, he should have said so. >> others say it does not matter who takes office as long as that person rolls back eu austerity mandates. but finance experts warn that the sudden resignation sparked more questions about the country's ability to renegotiate the terms of its bailout. >> what the troika wants to see is a governme
. >> and grease's malia elected government is continuing to have a hard time getting on its feet, overshadowed by health troubles and diminishing funds to pay salaries and pensions. all of this just days before a key ec summit on the debt crisis. >> the new nominee for finance minister has made original and new proposal for helping the nation out of its malaise. >> including using state property as collateral for new bonds to raise more than 100 billion euros and sorely needed...
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it almost changed in the last election. karzai was almost defeated. this is a country with a 90% illiteracy, many, many young people. we pull out now and they are just going to be re-invaded by terrorist-types and everything we did would be lost. i have two relatives in the military who signed up for more time because they thought some good was being done. i do think there is probably tons of corruption on both -- it all ends with money and so forth. that needs to be straightened up. but that needs to take time. we need to build a friends and allies there. and obviously if obama got elected and people over there signed these agreements, they do see some value in it. i do think the correction needs to be straightened up. host: thank you for your voice this morning thisann. we will get -- this morning, and. we will get some more phone calls in a couple of minutes. a couple of more program notes. at 1:45 p.m. eastern time on c- span3, the treasury department will hold a briefing to discuss social security and medicare trustees' report. there are some hea
it almost changed in the last election. karzai was almost defeated. this is a country with a 90% illiteracy, many, many young people. we pull out now and they are just going to be re-invaded by terrorist-types and everything we did would be lost. i have two relatives in the military who signed up for more time because they thought some good was being done. i do think there is probably tons of corruption on both -- it all ends with money and so forth. that needs to be straightened up. but that...